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DSST Physical Sciences Principles

Subjects : dsst, science
Instructions:
  • Answer 31 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The work that a heat engine is able to accomplish is ideally equivalent to the






2. All objects with mass are attracted to another by the gravitational force






3. In a generator - the flow of electrons (current) is created by...






4. When you add heat to a substance - its temperature...






5. Electric power companies step up the voltage of generated power for transmission across the country because higher voltage...






6. Heat is the...






7. Electromagnetic radiation can be viewed as...






8. The gravitational force - two masses are directly proportional to the mass of each object






9. A temperature of -10 degrees celsius is equivalent to...






10. A ship travels 3 miles in 15 minutes what is its speed in miles per hour...






11. Neglecting air resistance - a ball in free fall near the earth's surface will have...






12. The reason that a spear fisherman cannot see where the fish is actually located is...






13. The ozone hole results from...






14. If the mass of a cart full of groceries decreases of half and its speed doubles - the momentum of the cart...






15. If a charging elephant has kinetic energy - it must also have...






16. A 5 kg fish that is swimming toward it at a velocity that brings both fish to a halt. What is the speed of the smaller fish?






17. Electrical energy can be converted to...






18. Which is not one of the fundamental forces of nature...






19. cogeneration uses...






20. The heat involved in the change of phase of phase from solid ice to liquid water is called...






21. Increasing the frequency of light






22. Circular motion requires centripetal force






23. At a given speed - the centripetal force - the smaller the circle.






24. The weight of one kilogram of iron on earth is...






25. The gravitational force between two masses is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between those two objects.






26. The theoretical production curve of oil indicates oil production is...






27. Raising an auto in a service station requires work. Raising it twice as high requires...






28. The larger the centripetal force - the faster an object travels in a circle of a given size






29. Entropy refers to...






30. In burning coal - what contaminant is of major concern as a pollutant...






31. From the 50's and to the 70's - the pH of rain in the northeast had..